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.§..§.§... the seagull  is a  metaphysics  trick; a §....§§§§§
§§§.§§§§.. world-builder's  shortcut,  to  define a .§...§....
§..§§...§. section  of reality and imply its  size: §§§..§§...
§§.§.§..§§ place  a  flock of birds at the edge and ...§.§.§..
§.§§§§§.§. make  their  calls  tesselate  over  the §..§§§§§§.
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§..§§..§§. a seagull can  be defined  by as  little .§...§...§
.§.§.§.§.§ as  five  vertices;  six  triangles.  (i .§§..§§..§
§§§§§§§§§§ would  recommend handling  in swarms  of §§.§.§.§.§
.......... at least a dozen birds.)                 §.§§§§§§§§
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